This bug only affects Thunderbird on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 159 and Thunderbird 153.6.
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| Mozilla | Thunderbird | affected |
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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Thunderbird's check that prevents mailbox: URLs from accessing files on remote Windows network shares could be bypassed using extended-length UNC paths. Displaying a specially crafted email could cause Thunderbird to connect to an SMB server chosen by the attacker, disclosing the user's Windows account name and NTLM authentication data, which could be used for offline password cracking or relay attacks. This bug only affects Thunderbird on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 159 and Thunderbird 153.6. | |
| Title | Bypass of remote UNC path restriction in mailbox: URLs | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
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Updated: 2026-10-27T18:27:48.875Z
Reserved: 2026-10-27T18:16:29.898Z
Link: CVE-2026-118176
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